Reihan Morshed Salam (; born December 29, 1979) is a conservative American political commentator, columnist, and author. He is the executive editor of
National Review and a columnist for
Slate, as well as a contributing editor at
National Affairs, an interviewer for
VICE, and a fellow at the
University of Chicago Institute of Politics. He has also appeared on a number of radio and television shows, including NPR's
Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered,
Tell Me More, HBO's
Real Time with Bill Maher, NBC Universal's
The Chris Matthews Show, WNYC's
The Brian Lehrer Show, BBC's
Newsnight, ABC's
This Week, CNN's
Fareed Zakaria GPS, Comedy Central's "
The Colbert Report", and American Public Media's
Marketplace.